Real Estate

Sales at a glance: Mountain View home sales surge

Mountain View saw 15 home sales in the past four to eight weeks -- a sizable uptick when compared to sales in the city in prior months.

If interested in a detailed list of sales in Midpeninsula cities, check out Recent home sales.

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Atherton

Total sales reported: 1

Sales price: $5,100,000

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Los Altos

Total sales reported: 5

Lowest sales price: $1,495,000

Highest sales price: $3,050,000

Average sales price: $2,498,000

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Los Altos Hills

Total sales reported: 2

Lowest sales price: $2,333,000

Highest sales price: $3,400,000

Average sales price: $2,866,500

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Menlo Park

Total sales reported: 3

Lowest sales price: $1,300,000

Highest sales price: $3,850,000

Average sales price: $2,833,333

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Mountain View

Total sales reported: 15

Lowest sales price: $540,000

Highest sales price: $2,100,000

Average sales price: $974,567

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Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 7

Lowest sales price: $880,000

Highest sales price: $3,600,000

Average sales price: $2,070,857

Home sales are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the county recorder's offices. Information is recorded from deeds after the close of escrow and published within four to eight weeks.

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